San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-11-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 1887.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 1887.
Daily LIGHT.
In less than five weeks the fiftieth
COZ gress will be in session. Washington
even now begins to show signs OF the
coming event. The dust and dirt of the
long summer vacation is being swept
away. Carpets have been put down and
furniture renovated In hotels and hun
dreds OF houses. New elevators have
been placed in the house and senate
wings of the capitol. The new carpet
for the house is a bright green plush
with small red figure. 1t gives
cheerful appearance to the hall. The
desks are shining with vsrniSh.
During the past week number of
senators and members have made their
| appearance in the city and may be seen
about the capitol committee rooms, the
departments, and the hotels. A few OF
them own housesin Washington, but the
majority will live In hotels or in private
| boarding houses.
Senator Edmunds has beautiful
| home, at Pill Massachusetts avenue,
and has been there for several days. but
WAS kept In by q slight indispositiOn
| three or fOnT DAYS after his arrival. lie
| got up to the capitol on Monday. Sem
atOrs Platt and Hawley have given their
address at the post office as 1.-The
| Arlington" Senator Call has been for
some time at 1903 n. street Senator
| Cullum is at Wizards. Senators Man
dersOn and Butler are in the city but
| not vet located. Senator Hampton Is at
the Metropolitan. Senator Kenna is at
40 b street northeast. Senator Dolph
is still at No. s Lafayette square. Sena-
tor Harris is at IL Let street northeast
Senator j. X Jones is at 9l5 NJ street.
Senator Morrison is at his home, No.
Thomas Circle Senator ETstis is at
l76l n street, Sabin at the Riggs, and
Vest at 1914 + street.
The clerks to the house and senate
committees on appropriations have
already put In an appearance at the
capital. Mr.. Courts, of the house COM
mittee, returned from his home In Ten
nessee several days ago and has been at
work in his committee room. Mr..
Cleaves, of the senate committee, lives
in Washington.
There is but little talk about the or
ganiZatiOn of the house. The recollection
Of Mr.. Carlisle az speaker Is looked upon
as beyond question, and the only con-
test so far spoken Of with any serious
ness lie that for the place of dOOrkeeper
The making up of the committees Ii
| u
J on account OF the large number OF new
+ members. Nearly all the members o
some OF the committees failed OF re
election. The committee on the distric
3 of Columbia lost its chairman, Mr.. Bar
= 5our, and four members besides. Tn
: appropriations committee lost tire
members. The committee on election
. lost nine Of its fourteen members. Tn
d ways and means committee lost II
4 chairman and three other members, ant
!. so on through the list. SO that In MAX
ing up the new committees the old one
will furnish very little foundation
n build on. and there will be great de,
J. of new material to place.
The president and most OF the men
bers of his cabinet are now busily Ell
gagged In the preparation OF their annus
y reports to congress. Attorney Genera
: Garland has finished his report and it
q now in the hands Of the president. Sci
Rotary Fsirchild is devOtiDg all his spar
: time to the preparation of his repor
i and in order to give the matter prOpt
"a consideration, does most of the work
:, the quiet OF his home. He was so ovel
~ run with visitors at his office in the d,
Il partment that 1t was difficult for him I
e transact even the routine business. Th
l. heads OF the other departments ais
i meet with constant interruption In the
= Official work, but not to the same exten
During Mr.. FsirChild's absence from tn
department, Assistant Secretary fhOmI
= son acts as secretary, and his duties q
{ present are further increased by tn
: temporary absence from the city Of Sec
+ ond Assistant Secretary Maynard.
= The belief prevails that this will be
: session of great interest. Legislation o
}, the tariff; on government telegraphy; il
o terstste commerce; pensions session;
/ national celebration in Washington {
: the discovery Of America by Christophe
e Columbus In 1892, are among the impol
d tNnt subjects that will occupy the al
tentiOn Of congress.